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Lonnie David Roth

Lonnie David Roth passed away at his home in Hood River, Oregon, on July 3, 2018 at the age of 73. Lonnie "Lonzo" was born in Sterling, Colorado, to Ovadell and Lester Roth on March 1, 1945. Their family moved to Lyle, Washington, later that same year. He attended schools in the Lyle School District from kindergarten through his senior year, graduating from Lyle High School in 1963. Lonnie joined the U.S. Navy in 1965 and then proudly served with the U.S. Marines as a F.M.F. Navy Corpsman in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1969.

Lonnie married Kathy Johnson in 1965 and they had three children: son John Roth (Sandie) of Lyle and daughters Kim Hartley (Pat) of Stevenson, Washington, and Tracy King (Jeff) of Goldendale. The couple later divorced. Lonnie married Pat Campbell on July 11, 1981, adding to his family Chennie Scoville-Wright (Preston) of Florida and Shelley Scoville-Peltier (Chris) of Medford, Oregon.

Lonnie worked as a bartender and on various construction projects through a laborers union. He was a sawyer at Hanel Lumber Company until their closure. At that time he went back to school, earning his certification as a phlebotomist, a position in which he worked until his retirement. Lonnie was very active in the laborers union during his years at Hanel Lumber Company and was a member of the White Salmon Elks.